Beet-cultivator.



' PATENTED MAR. 20, 1906.

O.S0RENSON. BEET GULTIVATOR.

APBLIUATION TILED SEPT. 5, 1905.

INVENTOI? 0Z6 J'orezwaw ATTORNEYS I L SORENSON, or FOWLER,OOI1ORADQ.

BE ET-CULTIVATOR.

- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 20, 1906.

Application filed September 5,1905. Serial N0. 277,001.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OLE SoimNsoN, a citifzen ofthe United States, andaresident of Fowler, in the county of Otero andState of Colorado, haveinvented anew and Improved Beet-Cultivator, of which the followingis a.full, clear, and exact description. 1

This invention relates to agricultural implements, and concerns itselfespecially with the construction of an implement for cultivating beets.The invention consists in the construction and combination of parts tobe more fully described hereinafter and definitely set forth in theclaims. l

Reference'is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference .Fig. 1.

indicate dorresponding parts in both views.

Figure 1 is an end elevation of the cultivator, and Fig. 2 is a plan.

Referring more particularly to the parts, I

provide a pair of parallel beams 1 and 2.

. These beams are composed of parallel rails 3, l

which are attached permanently at their extremities to blocks 4, asindicated. Through the space formed between the rails 3 heavy bolts 5pass vertically downward, as indicated most clearly in Fig. 1. I Theupper extremities of these bolts are threaded, so as to receive nuts 6,vand they pass through saddles or clamping-plates 7. These saddlesconsist simply of plates having bent edges constituting flanges 8, whichengage over the sides of the beams, as shown most clearly in Thesesaddles are adapted'tobe slid along to any desired position and may beclamped ri idly to the beams by means of the nuts, as will be readilyunderstood.

To the lower extremities of the bolts 5-I attach two main hoe-bars 9 and10 and auxiliary'side hoe-bars 11 and'12. ward extremities the'hoe-bars9 and 10 are connected by a hinge 13, so that a movable joint isformed.at this point, enabling the. angular relation between the bars 9 and 10to be adjusted as desired. I prefer to support the forward extremity ofthe bar 9 by means of one of the bolts 5, as shown in Fig. 2, while therear extremities of the bars 9 and 10 are supported each by one of thebolts 5,- as indi:

cated. Evidently by'means of these bolts at the rear the bars 9 and 10may be clamped rigidly in any desired angular position. To the sides ofthe hoe-bars 9, 10, 11, and- 12 I attach a plurality of socket-plates14, which At their for-.

are disposed outwardly, so as to'form sockets receiving hoes 15. Thesehoes preferably bend forwardly atv their points 16, so that when theimplementisadvanced across the field they will turn up or cultivate theground.

The implement described is conveniently attached-to a sulky 17, to whicha horse may be hitched. To the axle 18 of the sulky draw-bars 19 areattached, which extend rearwardly and carry. suitable handles 20'. Therear ends ofthese draw-bars 19 are formed into forks, to which brackets21 are pivotally attached, as shown, the said brackets being preferablyformed integral with special saddle-plates 22. Opposite thesesaddle-plates are saddle-plates 23, and these are connected by specialbolts 5 with the plates 22, afiording means for clamping the forwardbeam 1 therebetween, as will be readily understood.

In us ng the implement it should be underrow shown in Fig. 2 and theimplement would be advanced in the direction indicated by the arrow. Thebars 9 and 10 would occupy the space between. two ad'acent rows ofbeets. Said rows would pass, etween adjacent extremities of the bars 9and 11 and 10 and 12. In this way as the implement passes once acrossthe field itwill cultivate two rows or the equivalent of two rows.

Evidently the hoe-bars of the cultivator may be ad'usted to correspondwith different distances etween the beet-rows simply by slidingthesaddle-plates laterally and clamping the same at any point desired.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent I 1. In a cultivator in combination, a pair oftransverse beams, hoe-bars, saddle-plates slidably mounted upon theupper and lower sides of said beams and supporting said hoe-- bars, andmeans for clamping said beams bee tween said saddle-plates in differentpositions. 2. In a cultivator in combination, a pair of transverse beamscomprising parallel bars with openings formed therebetween, boltsdl'e-plates through which said bolts pass and slidably mounted on theupper and lower sides of said beams, nuts carried on said bolts andseating against said saddle-plates, and inclined hoe-bars attached tosaid bolts.

3. In a cultivator in combination, a pair of stood that a horse or otherdraft-animal would I be attached at or near the position of thearpassing upwardly through said openings, sad- IIC transverse beams, apair of inclinedhoe-bars In testimony whereof I have signed my having ahinged connection therebetween, name to this specification in thepresence of saddle-plates adapted to clamp to said beams two subscribingWitnesses.

and supporting said hoe-bars, sa d hoe-bars OLE SORENSON. 5 beingdisposed at the sides of the said main Witnesses:

bars, and saddle-plates attached to said SELDEN T. SMITH.

beams and supporting said side hoe-bars. WALTER M. BERRY.

